Richard Ciupka is a Canadian cinematographer and film director. He is perhaps best known for his work on the 1983 horror film ''

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'', as well as his collaborations with

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on the 1980 film ''

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on the 1985 film '' Hold-Up'' and

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on three feature films in France. Ciupka also filmed or directed over 520 television commercials in Canada and the United States. His work on the Canadian drama series ''

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'' garnered him a Gémeaux award for "Best Cinematography (Dramatic)."

Career

Born in

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, Ciupka immigrated to the United States at age six."New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HD7-B2J : 3 October 2015), Richard Ciupka, 1956; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). His first work as a cinematographer was on the Canadian film ''The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck'' (1975) followed by '' Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia'' (1977) and the television film '' An American Christmas Carol'' (1979). He made his directorial debut with the horror film ''

'' (1983); however, Ciupka left the production midway through over creative differences with producer Peter R. Simpson and is credited as Jonathan Stryker."The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of ''Curtains''" (2014). ''Curtains''

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. Synapse Films. Since 2013, Richard has worked as a cinematographer on TV series and feature films. Richard also produced and Directed/Photograohed over 520 TV commercials in Canada and the USA.

Filmography

Director

Cinematographer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciupka, Richard Living people Belgian emigrants to Canada Film directors from Quebec Film people from Liège Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian cinematographers